Fujiwara no Sanesue

Fujiwara no Sanesue (1035–1092) was a court noble of the Kan'in branch of the Fujiwara Hokke, second son of Fujiwara no Kinnari. His advancement was slow until his sister Shigeko married Crown Prince Takahito, who as Emperor Go-Sanjō made him head chamberlain in 1069 and councillor in 1072.

As maternal uncle of Emperor Shirakawa he became provisional middle counsellor in 1074 and reached major counsellor in 1083. He died in 1092; after his daughter Ishi bore Emperor Toba, he was posthumously named grand minister and remembered as the Go-Kan'in posthumous grand minister.